<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
entertainment	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-founded	O
by	O
businessman	O
Ken	O
Bretschneider	O
as	O
a	O
re-focusing	O
of	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
attraction	O
in	O
Pleasant	O
Grove	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
"	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
"	O
,	O
these	O
facilities	O
feature	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experiences	O
leveraging	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
with	O
positional	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
,	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
and	O
special	O
effects	O
systems	O
to	O
allow	O
patrons	O
to	O
freely	O
explore	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
virtual	O
settings	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
specially-designed	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
locations	O
closed	O
permanently	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
first	O
location	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
Pleasant	O
Grove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
debuted	O
a	O
Ghostbusters-themed	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
attraction	O
at	O
Madame	O
Tussaud	O
's	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
subsequently	O
began	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Disney	O
Accelerator	O
program	O
,	O
co-developed	O
attractions	O
based	O
on	O
Disney	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Wreck-It	O
Ralph	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
,	O
and	O
opened	O
locations	O
at	O
Disney	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
has	O
since	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
lose	O
$5.6	O
million	O
dollars	O
in	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
Mall	O
of	O
America	O
over	O
back	O
rent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
CEO	O
Ken	O
Bretschneider	O
,	O
Curtis	O
Hickman	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
effects	O
artist	O
and	O
former	O
stage	O
magician	O
,	O
and	O
James	O
M	O
.	O
Jensen	O
,	O
an	O
entrepreneur	O
and	O
interactive	O
media	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bretschneider	O
and	O
Hickman	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
in	O
Pleasant	O
Grove	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Evermore	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
its	O
planned	O
attractions	O
was	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
would	O
combine	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
technology	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
funding	O
and	O
its	O
estimated	O
cost	O
of	O
nearly	O
$400	O
million	O
,	O
Bretschneider	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
that	O
the	O
Evermore	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
hold	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
its	O
hyper	O
reality	O
concept	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
virtual	O
entertainment	O
center	O
"	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
(	O
an	O
acronym	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Vision	O
of	O
Infinite	O
Dimensions	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
to	O
co-develop	O
a	O
Ghostbusters-themed	O
attraction	O
,	O
Ghostbusters	B-Operating_System
:	O
Dimension	O
,	O
which	O
opened	O
at	O
Madame	O
Tussauds	O
in	O
Times	O
Square	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Ghostbusters	B-Operating_System
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
joining	O
the	O
Disney	O
Accelerator	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
and	O
Disney	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
attraction	O
,	O
Secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
for	O
launch	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
spin-off	O
film	O
Rogue	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
same	O
partners	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
announced	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
develop	O
five	O
more	O
projects	O
with	O
Disney	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
attraction	O
based	O
on	O
Ralph	O
Breaks	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Damage	O
Control	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
received	O
a	O
loan	O
from	O
Jim	O
Bennett	O
via	O
VR	O
Boom	O
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
assets	O
as	O
collateral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
patents	O
and	O
trademarks	O
were	O
later	O
reassigned	O
to	O
VR	O
Boom	O
,	O
LLC	O
as	O
security	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
,	O
Disney	O
terminated	O
its	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
and	O
permanently	O
closed	O
the	O
locations	O
it	O
had	O
established	O
at	O
Disney	O
Parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filings	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
2020	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
intellectual	O
property	O
had	O
been	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
holding	O
company	O
VR	O
Exit	O
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
mixed	O
reality	O
experiences	O
utilize	O
aspects	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
,	O
and	O
other	O
physical	O
effects	O
;	O
users	O
wear	O
a	O
helmet	O
with	O
a	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
,	O
noise	O
cancelling	O
headphones	O
and	O
a	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
haptic	B-Operating_System
suit	I-Operating_System
containing	O
22	O
vibrators	O
and	O
a	O
computer	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
freely	O
walk	O
through	O
and	O
explore	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
;	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
stage	O
"	O
equipped	O
with	O
ceiling-mounted	O
motion	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
cameras	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hickman	O
explained	O
that	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
would	O
leverage	O
his	O
prior	O
knowledge	O
of	O
magic	O
by	O
using	O
"	O
illusion	O
design	O
,	O
misdirection	O
and	O
magic	O
theory	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
reality	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
just	O
trying	O
to	O
rely	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
do	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
illusion-based	O
techniques	O
used	O
are	O
redirected	B-General_Concept
walking	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
traversing	O
a	O
larger	O
path	O
in	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
actually	O
walking	O
through	O
a	O
curved	O
hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redirected	B-General_Concept
walking	I-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
physical	O
hallways	O
and	O
walls	O
represent	O
different	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
space	I-Application
,	O
provides	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
traversing	O
a	O
location	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
stage	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
simulated	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
a	O
spaceship	O
,	O
utilized	O
an	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Development	O
Kit	O
1	O
headset	O
,	O
a	O
10-foot	O
long	O
wall	O
,	O
and	O
electromagnetic	O
sensors	O
for	O
position	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
iterations	O
of	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
vest	O
system	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Development	O
Kit	O
2	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Beats	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Dre	O
headphones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
sensor	O
for	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
new	O
components	O
was	O
a	O
custom-designed	O
headset	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Rapture	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
curved	O
,	O
per-eye	O
2K	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
OLED	B-Device
displays	I-Device
with	O
a	O
claimed	O
180-degree	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
optics	O
system	O
,	O
Bang	O
and	O
Olufsen	O
headphones	O
,	O
and	O
microphones	O
for	O
communication	O
between	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
Rapture	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
higher-quality	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experience	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
consumer-grade	O
hardware	O
previously	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
developers	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
optical	O
tracking	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
radio-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
system	O
utilizes	O
markers	O
on	O
the	O
helmet	O
and	O
props	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
rig	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
that	O
the	O
motion	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
cameras	O
have	O
an	O
unobstructed	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
and	O
restricts	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
themed	O
experiences	O
can	O
be	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
stage	O
layout	O
;	O
experiences	O
used	O
at	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
test	O
location	O
included	O
one	O
where	O
players	O
explore	O
an	O
ancient	O
temple	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter-styled	O
mission	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Research	O
Facility	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
organizations	O
showed	O
interest	O
in	O
having	O
education-oriented	O
experiences	O
developed	O
for	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
police	O
training	O
and	O
nature	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR	O
experiences	O
are	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
and	O
by	O
other	O
partners	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Utah	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bretschneider	O
,	O
Hickman	O
and	O
Jensen	O
foresaw	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
as	O
being	O
a	O
larger	O
chain	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
entertainment	O
centers	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
flagship	O
location	O
in	O
Pleasant	O
Grove	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
planned	O
to	O
open	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
smaller	O
locations	O
in	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghostbusters	B-Operating_System
:	O
Dimension	O
also	O
opened	O
at	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
's	O
The	O
Rec	O
Room	O
at	O
Roundhouse	O
Park	O
in	O
Toronto	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
and	O
Cinemark	O
West	O
Plano	O
in	O
February	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
launched	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
Disney	O
Springs	O
at	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
World	O
Resort	O
(	O
with	O
two	O
stages	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
at	O
Downtown	O
Disney	O
at	O
Disneyland	O
Resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
opened	O
a	O
pop-up	O
location	O
at	O
Westfield	O
London	O
for	O
a	O
12-week	O
run	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
moved	O
to	O
sister	O
location	O
Westfield	O
Stratford	O
City	O
for	O
a	O
12-week	O
run	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
signed	O
an	O
exclusive	O
agreement	O
with	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
for	O
Canadian	O
franchises	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
open	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
more	O
locations	O
including	O
The	O
Rec	O
Room	O
locations	O
at	O
West	O
Edmonton	O
Mall	O
and	O
Square	O
One	O
Shopping	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late-2018	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
had	O
opened	O
attractions	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
Dubai	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Austin	O
,	O
Dallas	O
,	O
Orlando	O
,	O
Minneapolis	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Philadelphia	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Californian	O
cities	O
of	O
Anaheim	B-Language
,	O
Glendale	O
,	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
,	O
and	O
Hollywood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
open	O
at	O
least	O
25	O
new	O
locations	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
2022	O
via	O
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
opened	O
its	O
demo	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Serpents	O
Eye	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
technically	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
experiences	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
the	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
's	O
head	O
writer	O
Tracy	O
Hickman	O
and	O
the	O
experience	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
CCO	O
and	O
VOID	O
co-founder	O
Curtis	O
Hickman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
's	O
in-house	O
game	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	B-Operating_System
reboot	O
film	O
;	O
it	O
featured	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
visitors	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
hyper-reality	O
"	O
ghost-hunting	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attraction	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
respective	O
directors	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
rebooted	O
film	O
—	O
Ivan	O
Reitman	O
and	O
Paul	O
Feig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghostbusters	B-Operating_System
:	O
Dimension	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
Void	O
attraction	O
outside	O
of	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
recruits	O
disguised	O
as	O
stormtroopers	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
sent	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
issued	O
by	O
Cassian	O
Andor	O
(	O
Diego	O
Luna	O
)	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
Imperial	O
cargo	O
on	O
the	O
volcanic	O
and	O
lava	B-Application
planet	O
of	O
Mustafar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
the	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
's	O
head	O
writer	O
Tracy	O
Hickman	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
screenwriter	O
David	O
Goyer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
design	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Curtis	O
Hickman	O
and	O
experience	O
direction	O
was	O
done	O
as	O
a	O
creative	O
collaboration	O
between	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
and	O
ILMxLab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
's	O
only	O
example	O
todate	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
transmedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
's	O
collaborations	O
with	O
Disney	O
and	O
ILMxLab	O
now	O
also	O
involving	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
minigames	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
sequence	O
(	O
referencing	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
seen	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
trailer	O
)	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
fight	O
off	O
invading	O
bunnies	O
and	O
kittens	O
using	O
pancakes	O
and	O
milkshakes	O
as	O
ammo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direction	O
was	O
again	O
done	O
as	O
a	O
creative	O
collaboration	O
between	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
and	O
ILMxLab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attraction	O
is	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
,	O
ILMxLAB	O
,	O
and	O
Marvel	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
experience	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Curtis	O
Hickman	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
the	B-General_Concept
VOID	I-General_Concept
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
SONY	O
Pictures	O
,	O
with	O
Tracy	O
Hickman	O
as	O
the	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
